| Perhaps one of the most impressive feats of strength | | | | to take a bit more time. Continue to do the braced |
| that anyone can ever do is to be able to successfully | | | | hand stands, and try and hold yourself up for about 60 |
| pull themselves into a hand stand...which, being able to | | | | seconds at a time. |
| hold a good hand stand is actually pretty impressive in | | | | You should also practice doing hand stands for time, |
| and of itself....And then being able to do a full range of | | | | trying to hold one as long as possible. |
| motion push up. | | | | Now, we're also going to do some dynamic shoulder |
| That means going until your head touches the ground, | | | | strengthening...And for that we're going to employ an |
| and pushing back up, all without losing your balance. | | | | exercise called the pike press. |
| To many, it seems like it might be impossible, however, | | | | Here's what you do...Find a sofa, or one of those |
| this is far from the truth...You just have to know what | | | | exercise balls, or a chair, or a bed, or anything, that you |
| to do! If you really want to know how to do a hand | | | | can put your feet on. Now, prop up your feet, and get |
| stand push up, then just continue reading this guide...I'm | | | | in position as if you were going to do a regular push up, |
| going to go over exactly what you need to do. We're | | | | but with your feet elevated. |
| going to piece this together like a puzzle, and by the | | | | Now, walk your hands back towards your feet, while |
| end you'll be able to do this incredible exercise. | | | | keeping your feet in the same place. Bend at the waist |
| So the first thing that we need to get down is the | | | | until your almost completely vertical. Your body should |
| actual hand stand part. This is actually probably the | | | | look like a sort of upside down "V". Now, from here |
| most difficult part...There aren't really any short cuts | | | | you just need to lower yourself to the ground, and |
| here, you just have to practice. | | | | then come back up. |
| One tip that I have for you is to find a blank space of | | | | The goal here is to emulate what the actual hand |
| wall, and kick up to it. Try and do it so that your hands | | | | stand push up will feel like, so that you can work your |
| are about 1 foot away from the wall, end then just kick | | | | way up to it. |
| up to a hand stand and use the wall to brace yourself. | | | | Continue doing those exercises for as long as it takes |
| This is a good way to condition your body to holding it | | | | for you to strengthen your shoulders enough to be |
| self up, as well as sort of familiarizing yourself with the | | | | able to do a complete rep, and then all you have to do |
| feeling of being upside down. | | | | is put the two together. There's a little knack to it, but |
| Once you've mastered the balance part of things, | | | | it's really not that difficult! |
| congratulations! You're half way there! | | | | Good luck mastering this exercise! |
| Next comes the actual strength part, and this is going | | | | |